8 Chennel Nook, Cotgrave, Nottingham, NG12 3PL

8 Chennel Nook is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotgrave, Nottingham, Nottingham (NG12 3PL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 52.8% above the 2008 sale of £123,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.